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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 21 Oct 1959

Vol. 177 No. 1

Written Answers. - Employment on Road Works.

115.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of employment on road works for June, July, August and September in the form of a reply of 30th June, 1959, stating the total employment in each year.

Following is the information:—

NUMBER of men employed on roads at the end of the months June, July, August and September of the years 1957, 1958 and 1959.

Authority

June

July

August

September

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

County Council:

Carlow

165

151

145

185

141

145

157

149

147

177

137

152

Cavan

527

519

538

592

520

555

567

522

531

603

514

522

Clare

442

473

367

487

474

369

496

439

366

565

463

*394

Cork

1,935

1,829

1,783

2,023

1,849

1,797

1,922

1,827

1,740

2,002

1,821

*1,722

Donegal

1,024

1,063

1,014

1,174

1,109

1,237

1,006

1,121

1,138

1,003

1,077

*1,089

Dublin

559

500

452

534

479

454

518

481

447

516

502

*451

Galway

1,082

1,175

989

1,174

1,166

1,029

1,288

1,174

1,005

1,364

1,230

*1,038

Kerry

553

464

550

651

487

527

663

543

599

667

566

*556

Kildare

272

277

241

295

284

244

301

296

230

332

300

217

Kilkenny

417

306

426

456

294

424

401

303

386

415

294

376

Laois

411

371

365

411

379

373

389

380

354

389

340

*348

Leitrim

582

554

589

624

519

626

602

510

660

512

470

*605

Limerick

566

458

494

600

457

498

455

506

469

422

477

426

Longford

258

349

288

301

348

283

289

343

251

312

282

261

Louth

267

209

219

277

201

203

278

207

188

264

219

198

Mayo

2,247

2,427

2,407

2,429

2,203

2,332

2,389

2,240

2,346

2,487

2,344

2,154

Meath

319

325

340

288

338

263

309

335

254

294

275

260

Monaghan

465

413

355

328

363

332

349

368

337

378

381

*355

Offaly

382

339

340

401

345

327

370

338

312

343

326

299

Roscommon

702

767

624

753

810

648

741

727

666

791

785

*758

Sligo

348

382

353

373

372

312

327

350

299

356

373

306

Tipperary N.R.

437

448

342

449

457

342

438

451

324

393

465

*310

Tipperary S.R.

379

458

423

448

451

418

463

441

414

439

451

397

Waterford

499

403

377

537

398

378

534

395

378

510

415

*376

Westmeath

405

394

418

435

372

415

461

376

434

468

432

467

Wexford

412

432

390

438

438

378

404

447

343

414

435

323

Wicklow

391

412

416

391

409

440

421

392

386

436

388

*371

* These figures are provisional.

NOTE: The above figures do not include men employed on schemes financed with the aid of grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.

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